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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Black metal act from Komotini in Thrace, active since 2011 and channeling Nordic-inspired darkness from northeastern Greece. Their Scandinavian-flavored name hints at the sonic traditions that inform their atmospheric aggression.
Nordgeist is an atmospheric black metal project from Bratsk, Russia, active since 2018. Their German name — meaning 'north spirit' — channels the frozen Siberian wilderness around this remote dam city.
Nordglanz is a black metal, neofolk, and RAC project from Frankfurt, active since 2019. The project blends multiple dark musical traditions from the Rhine-Main metropolitan area.
Nordheim is a folk/black metal band from Dresden, active since 2010. The band weaves Germanic folk elements into black metal from the baroque Saxon capital on the Elbe.
Nordkampf is a black metal project from northern Sweden, active since 2001. One of the elder statesmen of the northern Swedish black metal underground, the project has maintained over two decades of dark, cold activity.
Nordkar is a black metal project from Strobl, a small town in the Salzkammergut lake district of Austria, formed in 2025. The project is among the newest entries in Austria's prolific black metal underground.
Nordkväde is a black metal project from Västra Götaland, Sweden, active since 2018. The project creates atmospheric Scandinavian black metal inspired by the landscapes of western Sweden.
Nordland is a black metal band from England, active since 2015. The band channels the cold atmospheres and harsh intensity of Scandinavian-inspired black metal.
Nordlicht is a black metal band from Bern, Switzerland, active since 2017. The project's German name meaning 'northern light' evokes the atmospheric, aurora-tinged quality of their Swiss black metal.
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